Health effects of caffeinated energy drinks

Have you had a Monster or a Red Bull or one of the myriad of “energy” drinks recently? Have you had a chance to read the ingredients label? If you have not, you may want to reconsider.

A study published in the September 2008 edition of the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependenceconducted at Johns Hopkins by scientists on the effects of caffeine report that a slew of caffeinated energy drinks now on the market should carry prominent labels that note caffeine doses and warn of potential health risks for consumers.

Dr. Chad Reissig, Ph.D., researcher in the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit at Johns Hopkins University and lead author of this study